SOLUTION: How do I calculate the square root of a number without a calculator.

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Question 482981: How do I calculate the square root of a number without a calculator.
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you can tell that the number is a perfect square, it should be pretty easy. There are several other algorithms (you can search online) used to find the square root of a non-perfect square, many of them using some sort of recursion.